American Academy of Pediatrics releases clinical practice guideline for opioid prescriptions
The American Academy of Pediatrics has published its first clinical guideline for pediatricians on prescribing opioids, ...
People who experience side effects from cranial radiation therapy may recover full neurocognitive function within months
A substantial number of patients with brain metastases who experience cognitive side effects following radiation therapy may ...
Radiopharmaceutical therapy offers promise for people with tough-to-treat meningioma brain tumors
A radiopharmaceutical therapy that has successfully extended progression-free survival for patients with neuroendocrine ...
Access to a GP can make all the difference in surviving lung cancer—and that is a problem for Māori
Surviving lung cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand could depend on whether you can access a GP—raising questions about equity in ...
How alcohol-associated liver disease differs among races
Researchers have long known that outcomes for alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) aren't equal among all races and ...
Ketamine: What to know about the UK's growing drug problem
There is growing awareness of the problems caused by the use of a fast-acting drug called ketamine. Often referred to as K or ...
What is CAR-T cell therapy? Oncologist explains
Roughly 635,000 new cases of lymphoma were diagnosed worldwide, according to the World Cancer Research Fund International's ...
Shared reading starting in infancy promoted as a positive parenting practice with lifelong benefits
The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages parents and caregivers to read aloud with their newborns and young children as ...
Balancing yoga traditions with modern wellness requires flexibility
As yoga enthusiasts across the country celebrate Yoga Awareness Month in September, it's difficult to ignore how much the ...
Did COVID come from an animal market? Here's what the new evidence really tells us
The argument about the origins of COVID has always been heated, and nowadays it feels more like a brawl than a scientific ...
South Africa has a good childhood vaccination system—what's stopping it from being great?
The two public health interventions that have had the greatest impact on the world's health are clean water and vaccines.
What pathogen might spark the next pandemic? How scientists are preparing for 'disease X'
Before the COVID pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had made a list of priority infectious diseases. These were ...